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Chimney survey in Stone Cross, Kent
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching across Stone Cross, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Get in touch for a price.
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
- Staining on walls around the chimney
- A stack that appears to lean
Can I check my roof myself?
After heavy rain, check ceilings and the tops of walls for new stains. Take a photo and write down when you saw it.
Look up at the roof after a storm, from ground level: broken slates or tiles in the garden, gaps along the ridge or loose lead are signs to note. Do not go up yourself.
Chimney survey in Stone Cross: what you get
Many homes have chimneys that are no longer used. A disused stack still needs looking after. If it has been capped without ventilation, damp can build up inside it. Our survey looks at how each unused stack has been capped and checks the breasts for damp. The report sets out what we found and what we recommend. We are frequently asked to look into bricks with flaking faces and flashings pulling away from the stack, across flaunching, chimney pots and cowls and shared and party-wall stacks.
Village roofs frequently face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, so ridges, chimney stacks, flashings and gutters work hard. Damp in old walls is slow to dry, so a small leak can do a lot of harm. A written report sets out what to deal with and in what order. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are frequently where weather gets in first.
How fast the report arrives depends on the package: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day.
- Where
- Stone Cross (TN3)
- Region
- Kent
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Stone Cross questions
Will you come out to Stone Cross?
Yes. Stone Cross is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. Our area covers London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when booking.
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Ashurst Kent station?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. Just phone 07833 053749 or email us with the details.
My chimney looks like it’s leaning. What should I do?
A leaning stack should be looked at. Our survey notes how it looks and the condition of the bricks and joints, and if it may be a structural issue, we recommend a structural engineer.
How do I arrange a chimney survey in Stone Cross?
It is easiest to call 07833 053749 or use the contact form. Let us know the address and a little about the roof, and we’ll point you to the right survey. Surveys run on any day of the week.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. This is a survey of the roof only, so it is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. It can sit alongside a RICS survey if you want both.
Are you insured?
We are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance, for every survey we carry out.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Where it helps and it is safe, yes. Flights depend on the weather on the day and airspace rules, including flight restriction zones near airports. We’re a CAA-registered drone operator.
Honest limits
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so there are some things a survey cannot cover:
- Parts of the stack that cannot be seen safely or belong to a neighbour we can’t access
- Whether a gas appliance or its flue is safe
- Structural calculations for a leaning stack
If you’re not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will give you a straight answer before booking. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in Stone Cross
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Lead flashings
- Flaunching
- Chimney breasts
- Shared and party-wall stacks
Why it’s worth a survey now in Stone Cross
A leaning stack should be looked at sooner rather than later. We record its condition and recommend a structural engineer where needed, so you can decide what to do next. Around Stone Cross, older homes often have old roof timbers, where water from a failed roof can cause rot if it’s left.
A Basic Survey starts from £150, with VAT included. The Standard Survey starts from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400. We confirm the exact price before booking.
Why us?
- Every finding written up with photos
- Prices that include VAT
- More than 20 years surveying roofs
- Weekday and weekend surveys
Read what a roof survey costs or our case studies.
Signs you need a chimney survey in Stone Cross
A stack takes the weather from every direction. Frost opens up cracks in the mortar, and rain gets into worn bricks and joints. Most people book after spotting damp or a loose pot, or before buying.
People typically book a survey after spotting one of these:
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
Shop and office owners around The Corn Exchange may find that a dated report on the roof is useful for planning and for any lease discussions.
Questions to ask before you book
- How they plan to inspect the roof safely
- Whether you get a written report with photos
- Their report turnaround times
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Businesses and commercial landlords can book us too. Larger roofs take longer, and they’re priced for the size.
Landlords and agents in Stone Cross book surveys as well as homeowners. A written report with photos gives you a clear record of the chimney stack, which helps you plan work between tenancies.
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Chimney surveys in Stone Cross: local notes
Many older homes in Kent have handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles held by pegs through two holes, and tile-hanging on their upper walls. Kent’s older buildings take in oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses as well. Whatever the covering, it is often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first. Historic houses such as Groombridge Place, about 1.1 miles south-east, show how far back building in the area around Stone Cross goes. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead.
Anyone responsible for a site like Fordcombe Church of England Primary School will know that a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. Landlords with a home close to Ashurst Kent station may find that a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Stone Cross is about 4 miles west of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Bookings from Stone Cross are handled just like any other: a call or an email, a price, then a date. Our Kent coverage includes Stone Cross. For surveys nearby, see our Crawley page.
Postcode districts we cover here for chimney surveys: TN3. Whether your property is on Ashurst Road and Groombridge Road or a nearby road, we can survey it. We also cover Ashurst (1 mile west), Fordcombe (1 mile north), Groombridge (1 mile south), Walter's Green (1 mile north-west) and Teasley Mead (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Sevenoaks (10 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (4 miles east), Tonbridge (7 miles north-east), Kings Hill (14 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (10 miles east) and Southborough (4 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Stone Cross
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Chafford Arms. For rail, the closest station is Ashurst Kent station, roughly 1 mile west. Other landmarks nearby include Tunbridge Wells Homeopathic Hospital (3.7 miles east) and Bolebroke Castle (3 miles west). For a walk, there is Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve.
What happens on the day
We check the roof from outside and, where it is relevant and there is safe access, from inside the roof space too. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging, as far as the space allows. The whole visit typically takes an hour or two at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. For a village or hamlet like Stone Cross, the journey is planned in advance: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. On the day, we inspect whatever is safely visible, inside and out.
- We start with the details: how many stacks, whether any are shared and any signs of damp.
- The stacks are looked at from ground level, from windows and from other safe vantage points.
- We check and photograph the pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- We check the chimney breasts and the stack in the roof space where we can reach them.
- You get a report with photographs and our recommendations.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Note where any stains or damp appear
How to book
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. For any other survey, just ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form when you’re ready.